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The Milwaukee Road: 100 Years of Locomotive Progress, page 3

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No. 287

 Class H


Built in 1860 by Mason Locomotive Works.


Cylinder Size

15 in. x 22 in.

Driving Wheel Diameter

61 inches

Flues

111, 2 in., 137 in. long

Total Weight-Locomotive

62,450 Lbs.

No.209

Built in 1877 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works. This engine hauled General U. S. Grant from Chicago to Milwaukee in two hours and ten minutes on June 9, 1880.


Weight on Drivers 48,000 Lbs.
Total Weight-Locomotive 76,000 Lbs.
Steam Pressure 140 Lbs.
Driving Wheel Diameter 68 inches
Tractive Effort 12,138 Lbs.
Length Overall 52 ft. 0 in.
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